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Article ; Online: Challenges and opportunities in the implementation of new meat inspection systems in Europe

Antunović, Boris / Blagojević, Bojan / Johler, Sophia / Guldimann, Claudia / Vieira-Pinto, Madalena / Vågsholm, Ivar / Meemken, Diana / Alvseike, Ole / Georgiev, Milen / Alban, L.

Trends in food science & technology. 2021 Oct., v. 116 p.460-467

2021

Abstract: The traditional meat inspection system is often found to be inefficient. Meat inspection in European countries is in a phase of modernisation to reflect improvements in livestock health and advances in understanding meat safety. The key point of progress ...

Abstract	The traditional meat inspection system is often found to be inefficient. Meat inspection in European countries is in a phase of modernisation to reflect improvements in livestock health and advances in understanding meat safety. The key point of progress is to replace the traditional meat inspection with risk-based meat inspection, including the elements of a meat safety assurance system (MSAS).Modernisation of meat inspection was launched by the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) opinions and recommendations in the period 2011–2013 and consequent amendments to the EU meat inspection legislation in the period 2014–2019. For this study, the EU-funded RIBMINS COST Action conducted a comprehensive survey using an in-depth questionnaire to estimate the level of implementation of new risk-based meat inspection systems in Europe, stakeholders' confidence in the new systems and the main identified obstacles.The implementation of new meat inspection systems is still ongoing, as they have been fully implemented in just 61%, 42% and 38% of the surveyed countries in the pig, bovine, and poultry sectors, respectively. The main identified obstacles are existing trade agreements with 3rd countries, costs of implementation, inadequate food chain information and resistance from meat inspectors. Improvement of all components of the current meat inspection systems is a prerequisite for further modernisation.
Keywords	cattle ; food chain ; food safety ; meat ; meat inspection ; modernization ; poultry ; questionnaires ; stakeholders ; surveys ; swine ; technology ; Europe
Language	English
Dates of publication	2021-10
Size	p. 460-467.
Publishing place	Elsevier Ltd
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	1049246-x
ISSN	1879-3053 ; 0924-2244
ISSN (online)	1879-3053
ISSN	0924-2244
DOI	10.1016/j.tifs.2021.08.002
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Article ; Online: A European survey on post-mortem inspection of finishing pigs: Total condemnation criteria to declare meat unfit for human consumption.

Vieira-Pinto, Madalena / Langkabel, Nina / Santos, Susana / Alban, Lis / Laguna, Jaime Gómez / Blagojevic, Bojan / Meemken, Diana / Bonardi, Silvia / Antunović, Boris / Ghidini, Sergio / Maurer, Patric / Alvseike, Ole / Laukkanen-Ninios, Riikka

Research in veterinary science

2022 Volume 152, Page(s) 72–82

Abstract: Meat inspection (MI) is essential to verify compliance with legal requirements related to human and animal health and animal welfare protections. Judgement criteria applied during MI, resulting in condemnation data of importance, among other things, for ... ...

Abstract	Meat inspection (MI) is essential to verify compliance with legal requirements related to human and animal health and animal welfare protections. Judgement criteria applied during MI, resulting in condemnation data of importance, among other things, for livestock producers and for benchmarking reasons. However, although the Meat Inspection Regulation sets out judgement criteria, most are generic, favouring flexibility, but also subjectivity. To address the degree of variation on total condemnation (TC) criteria applied during post-mortem inspection (PMI) of finishing pigs, an online survey was prepared aiming to collect this information from several European countries. The focus was on TC criteria regarding the following PMI findings: abscesses, arthritis, cachexia, erysipelas, icterus, Mycobacterium-like lesions, osteomyelitis, peritonitis, pleuritis and pneumonia. From September to November 2020, a total of 44 completed questionnaires were obtained from 26 European countries. The results showed a substantial variation in the TC criteria in place in the participating countries. One of the main reasons for the variability seen in the respondents' reported answers was related to the indicators used to define a generalised condition related to the 10 PMI findings addressed, making harmonisation a challenge and avoiding to draw conclusions when comparing condemnation causes between abattoirs. This implies that it would make sense to look into how a generalised condition can be identified/described and how it should be judged. The results should be used as inspiration towards possible harmonisation, improving decision-making, and permitting comparative analysis between different reports to allow trend analyses and benchmarking.
MeSH term(s)	Humans ; Swine ; Animals ; Food Inspection/methods ; Abattoirs ; Meat ; Animal Welfare ; Surveys and Questionnaires
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-07-21
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	840961-4
ISSN	1532-2661 ; 0034-5288
ISSN (online)	1532-2661
ISSN	0034-5288
DOI	10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.07.013
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Article: Background to the preparation of the Croatian Food Safety Strategy

Antunovic, B / Mancuso, A / Capak, K / Poljak, V / Florijančić, T

Food control. 2008 Nov., v. 19, no. 11

2008

Keywords	food safety ; food policy ; consumer protection ; risk assessment ; developing countries ; national planning ; Croatia
Language	English
Dates of publication	2008-11
Size	p. 1017-1022.
Document type	Article
ZDB-ID	1027805-9
ISSN	0956-7135
ISSN	0956-7135
DOI	10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.10.012
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Article ; Conference proceedings ; Online: Smallholder Pig Farming in Croatia

Wellbrock, W. / Antunovic, B. / Oosting, S.J. / Bock, B.B.

Proceedings of the 9th European IFSA Symposium : Building sustainable rural futures : The added value of systems approaches, Vienna in times of change and uncertainty, 4-7 July 2010, Vienna, Austria ; ISBN: 9783200019089

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2010

Keywords	Life Science
Language	English
Publisher	University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences
Publishing country	nl
Document type	Article ; Conference proceedings ; Online
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Article ; Online: Harmonization of welfare standards for the protection of pigs with the EU-rules

Wellbrock, W. / Oosting, S.J. / Bock, B.B. / Antunovic, B. / Kralik, G.

Italian Journal of Animal Science

the case of Croatia

2009 Volume 8, Issue 3

Abstract: Three quarters of Croatian pigs are produced in small production units (1-5 sows) and on family farms with mixed farming activities. Only few farms have specialized production units with up-to-date technologies and comply with EU standards. The future ... ...

Abstract	Three quarters of Croatian pigs are produced in small production units (1-5 sows) and on family farms with mixed farming activities. Only few farms have specialized production units with up-to-date technologies and comply with EU standards. The future competitiveness of Croatian pig production is therefore questionable unless production systems are changing. Modernisation will most probably result in the expansion and intensification of larger farms and the termination of a great number of small farms. The aim of this study was to investigate how the welfare of pigs on Croatian farms would be affected by modernisation. Seventeen Croatian pig farmers were interviewed to describe the different pig production systems, while the welfare of pigs was assessed using resource-based and animal-based welfare indicators. Three production systems were distinguished: part-time family farms (PFF), full-time family farms (FFF) and farm enterprises (FE). Resources-based welfare indicators were investigated in 17 pens located on seven PFF, 25 pens distributed across six FFF and seven pens were visited at two FE. Animal-based welfare indicators were assessed on 21 pigs at PFF, 90 pigs at FFF and 18 pigs at FE. The study demonstrated that different production systems have different welfare problems. Based on resource-based indicators pig welfare was better ensured on FE, but based on animal-based indicators there was no clear difference in welfare between the three production systems. Based on these findings is it unlikely that the modernisation of current production systems in Croatia will significantly improve pig welfare. From a welfare point of view, neither the enlargement nor the termination of pig farms can be supported. However, the number of farms involved in this study was too small to allow for generalisation. The case-study does, however, point at the importance of further studies into the specific welfare problems of each of the production-systems and their different solutions. These studies should be of larger scale ...
Keywords	ammonia ; animal-welfare ; behavior ; emissions ; floor ; performance ; piglets ; sows ; straw
Subject code	630
Language	English
Publishing country	nl
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	2408994-1
ISSN	1828-051X ; 1594-4077
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Article ; Online: Low motivation and unawareness in small farmers as an obstacle for implementation of the EU pig welfare rules

Wellbrock, W. / Oosting, S.J. / Bock, B.B. / Antunovic, B. / Dobranic, V.

Italian Journal of Animal Science

2009 Volume 8, Issue 3

Abstract: Using semi-structured interviews, Croatian pig farmers and institutional stakeholders were asked about their intentions to improve pig welfare, future perspectives, opinions and communication efforts on the EU pig welfare directives. While full-time ... ...

Abstract	Using semi-structured interviews, Croatian pig farmers and institutional stakeholders were asked about their intentions to improve pig welfare, future perspectives, opinions and communication efforts on the EU pig welfare directives. While full-time family farmers (FFF) and employees at farm enterprises (EFE) expressed interest in improving pig welfare on their farms as a prerequisite for increasing competitiveness in the future, part-time family farmers (PFF) were not interested in pig welfare because they did not want to increase productivity and feared for their existence. Communication between institutional stakeholders and FFF with more than ten sows is best stablished, whereas communication with EFE is more via private consultants and communication with PFF is lacking. As Croatia is today counting over 85% farms as production units with up to 10 sows covering 75% of whole pig production, these results represent considerably important indicators of necessity to approach this population of farmers.
Keywords	Communication ; EU welfare directives ; Farmers ; Pig production systems
Language	English
Publishing country	nl
Document type	Article ; Online
ZDB-ID	2408994-1
ISSN	1828-051X ; 1594-4077
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Book ; Online: GPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector

Althueser, L. / Antunović, B. / Aprile, E. / Bajpai, D. / Baudis, L. / Baur, D. / Baxter, A. L. / Bellagamba, L. / Biondi, R. / Biondi, Y. / Bismark, A. / Brown, A. / Budnik, R. / Chauvin, A. / Colijn, A. P. / Cuenca-García, J. J. / D'Andrea, V. / Di Gangi, P. / Dierle, J. /

Diglio, S. / Doerenkamp, M. / Eitel, K. / Farrell, S. / Ferella, A. D. / Ferrari, C. / Findley, C. / Fischer, H. / Galloway, M. / Girard, F. / Glade-Beucke, R. / Grandi, L. / Guida, M. / Hansmann-Menzemer, S. / Jörg, F. / Jones, L. / Kavrigin, P. / Krauss, L. M. / von Krosigk, B. / Kuger, F. / Landsman, H. / Lang, R. F. / Li, S. / Liang, S. / Lindner, M. / Loizeau, J. / Lombardi, F. / Undagoitia, T. Marrodán / Masbou, J. / Masson, E. / Matias-Lopes, J.

2022

Abstract: Understanding propagation of scintillation light is critical for maximizing the discovery potential of next-generation liquid xenon detectors that use dual-phase time projection chamber technology. This work describes a detailed optical simulation of the ...

Abstract	Understanding propagation of scintillation light is critical for maximizing the discovery potential of next-generation liquid xenon detectors that use dual-phase time projection chamber technology. This work describes a detailed optical simulation of the DARWIN detector implemented using Chroma, a GPU-based photon tracking framework. To evaluate the framework and to explore ways of maximizing efficiency and minimizing the time of light collection, we simulate several variations of the conventional detector design. Results of these selected studies are presented. More generally, we conclude that the approach used in this work allows one to investigate alternative designs faster and in more detail than using conventional Geant4 optical simulations, making it an attractive tool to guide the development of the ultimate liquid xenon observatory. Comment: Updated to address the referees' comments, add few more authors. Journal reference added
Keywords	Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors ; Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Subject code	621
Publishing date	2022-03-27
Publishing country	us
Document type	Book ; Online
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Article ; Online: Teat sanitation in lactating sows

Ostović M. / Pavičić Ž. / Tofant Alenka / Balenović T. / Ekert-Kabalin Anamaria / Menčik S. / Antunović B. / Marković F.

Acta Veterinaria, Vol 60, Iss 2-3, Pp 249-

2010 Volume 256

Abstract: Preweaning piglet mortality is a serious source of economic losses in pig production, with enteric diseases as the most common infectious cause of mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of teat sanitation in lactating sows in ... ...

Abstract	Preweaning piglet mortality is a serious source of economic losses in pig production, with enteric diseases as the most common infectious cause of mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of teat sanitation in lactating sows in order to reduce the piglet bacterial invasion through contaminated teats leading to outbreaks of enteric diseases. The study was carried out in a farrowing pen with 60 sows divided into three groups of 20 animals. Group 1 animals served as the control group and were left untreated. In group 2, sow teats were treated with water and in group 3 with a commercial antiseptic with potent bactericidal action. Microbiological purity of the teats was determined during 24 days of the piglet suckling period. Study results showed the bacterial count per teat to be significantly lower in both experimental groups as compared with the control group (p<0.01). Also, bacterial count was significantly lower in group 3 treated with the antiseptic than in group 2 treated with water alone (p<0.01). Accordingly, sow teat sanitation is a potential prophylactic measure during the piglet suckling period as it significantly decreased bacterial count on sow teats, thus reducing the risk of bacterial invasion of the piglet alimentary system.
Keywords	bacteria ; lactating sows ; piglets ; sanitation ; teat ; Veterinary medicine ; SF600-1100 ; Animal culture ; SF1-1100 ; Agriculture ; S ; DOAJ:Animal Sciences ; DOAJ:Agriculture and Food Sciences
Subject code	630
Language	English
Publishing date	2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Fakultet veterinarske medicine
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article ; Online: Influence of housing systems on stillbirth and mortality rate in preweaning pigs farrowed by different gilt breeds

Antunovic, B. / Baban, M. / Dobranic, V. / Margeta, V. / Mijic, P. / Njari, B. / Pavicic, Z. / Poljak, V. / Steiner, Z. / Wellbrock, W.

Italian Journal of Animal Science

2009 Volume 8, Issue 3s

Abstract: The aim of this paper was to investigate the influence of housing systems on stillbirth and mortality rate in preweaning pigs farrowed by different gilt breeds. The investigation included first farrowings of 225 Large White (LW) gilts, 297 Swedish ... ...

Abstract	The aim of this paper was to investigate the influence of housing systems on stillbirth and mortality rate in preweaning pigs farrowed by different gilt breeds. The investigation included first farrowings of 225 Large White (LW) gilts, 297 Swedish Landrace (SL) gilts and 260 crossbreed gilts (LWxSL) in the period of five years. Despite of positive influence of straw through decreased number of stillborn pigs, especially in LW gilts, in further process of production until weaning, less appropriate microclimatic conditions developed in farrowing houses with straw, especially if accompanied with poor ventilation, can result with higher number of perished pigs and lower number of weaned pigs. Most sensible to unsuitable microclimatic conditions in straw bedded farrowing houses, according to the number of perished pigs before weaning, were the pigs from SL gilts, while the pigs from crossbreed gilts LWxSL were the most resistant. These results suggest that adding straw requires special attention on influence of such production on microclimate conditions in pigs' biozone in order to maintain its initial benefits in the time of farrowing through the whole preweaning period, especially in pure breeds of gilts.
Keywords	Gilts' breed ; Housing ; Preweaning pigs' mortality ; Stillborn pigs
Subject code	630
Language	English
Publishing country	nl
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article: Influence of rapeseed meal on productivity and health of broiler chicks.

Janjecić, Z / Grbesa, D / Muzic, S / Curić, S / Rupić, V / Liker, B / Dikić, Marija / Antunović, B / Zupanić, D

Acta veterinaria Hungarica

2002 Volume 50, Issue 1, Page(s) 37–50

Abstract: Research was focussed on investigating the influence of different quantities (0, 10, 20 and 30%) of rapeseed meal (RM), 00-cultivar Silvia on production results, as well as on the morphological and pathohistological changes in the internal organs of ... ...

Abstract	Research was focussed on investigating the influence of different quantities (0, 10, 20 and 30%) of rapeseed meal (RM), 00-cultivar Silvia on production results, as well as on the morphological and pathohistological changes in the internal organs of chicks during the course of the experiment, measured on the 21st and 42nd days of the 42-day experiment. The experiment involved 120 chicks divided into four groups: a control group (C) and three experimental groups (E1-3). It was found that chicks in Groups C, E1 and E2 realised significantly (P < 0.05) higher gains than those in Group E3, both after the test period and at the end of the experiment. No significant differences with regard to feed conversion were found between groups of chicks. Throughout the experiment chicks in Groups E1-3 were found to have a significantly (P < 0.05) heavier liver. Compared to Groups E1-3, Group C chicks had a significantly (P < 0.05) heavier gizzard after 21 days, but following the finisher diet Group E3 had a significantly (P < 0.05) lighter gizzard. Compared with birds in Group C, those in Groups E2-3 had significantly heavier (P < 0.05) unevacuated intestines when fed the starter diet, and those in Groups E1-2 showed a similar result when fed the finisher diet. Chicks in Group E3 had a significantly lower grill weight than those in Groups C, E1 and E2, both in the first half of the experiment and at the end. The starter diet did not result in any differences in the quantity of abdominal fat among groups, but following the finisher diet Groups E2-3 showed significantly less abdominal fat in comparison to Groups C and E1 (P < 0.05). Group C showed a significantly higher carcass yield than Groups E1-3 (P < 0.05) in the first half of the experiment and at the end. Groups E1-3 manifested a slight to medium hypertrophy of thyroid epithelial tissue as well as slight thymus hypertrophy and slight atrophy of the cloacal bursa follicles.
MeSH term(s)	Animal Feed/adverse effects ; Animal Husbandry ; Animals ; Body Weight/drug effects ; Brassica rapa/adverse effects ; Chickens/growth & development ; Diet/veterinary ; Female ; Gizzard, Avian/drug effects ; Gizzard, Avian/growth & development ; Health ; Intestines/drug effects ; Intestines/growth & development ; Liver/drug effects ; Liver/growth & development ; Male ; Organ Size/drug effects
Language	English
Publishing date	2002
Publishing country	Hungary
Document type	Clinical Trial ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; Journal Article
ZDB-ID	605742-1
ISSN	1588-2705 ; 0236-6290 ; 0365-8198
ISSN (online)	1588-2705
ISSN	0236-6290 ; 0365-8198
DOI	10.1556/AVet.50.2002.1.6
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